Trophies..

3togo
Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:40:29 +0000

We’re planning on using a two step process. Step one, around 11 or 12, when the “Trophy Shelf” first fills up we have a discussion about participation trophies versus earned trophies and after this discussion each kid has done some serious weeding of their trophies … each with their own unique choices … one kept their first trophy from each sport, one didn’t count trophies “earned” at a country fair. (We do try to donate them to a local boys club or YMCA that might use them). Step two, when they are older I’ll suggest removing the little plates and keeping them (which is what I did as a kid).

PS - trophies are a quest for my wife and I … at this point each sports season we suggest the team get something that will be used more … a team t-shirt or sweatshirt for example … sometimes we are looked at like we are from Mars but it has worked the majority of the time.